I got up at 5:00 am before the sun for what I hoped would be a quick trip along the "burr trail". The Burr Trail is a mostly gravel road that runs through Capitol Reef NP. The scenery is spectacular and this part of the park is much less crowded as it is less accessible. I really wanted to view the "Waterpocket Fold" from the Strike Valley Overlook. Unfortunately, it was unaccessible due to a storm that had washed out the access road. It is visible in many online photo sites and quite a spectacular view.
The rental car we had through a top national brand ended up getting two flat tires, which when I tried to repair them was told that they had already been repaired but the original damage was so bad that they never should have been repaired. After traveling over 1000 miles on these tires, I was happy I would be getting home. If it had happened on the remote section of Capitol Reef, I would have been found a week later. I assume that the rental car company did the repair because most of their cars never leave the Vegas Strip. End result - they did not charge me for the rental car (a large SUV).
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